Loose-leaf file



March 25 1924, 1,488,260

, c. F. M BEE LOOSE LEAF FILE Filed Dec. 50 1918 L? i 57 iveggar 15 9 Aflorrzeya Patented Mar. 25, 1224.

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CHARLES F. MOBEE, OF ATHENS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MGBEE BINDER COMPANY, OF ATHENS, OHIO.

noose-LEAF FILE.

Application filed December 30, 1918. Serial No. 269,011.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. MoBEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Loose-Leaf Files, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to'loose-leaf files, and has for its object to provide in combination a punch to perforate the sheets to be filed and a file to receive the sheets, all being so arranged as to simplify the operation and facilitate the removal from, or addition of, sheets to the file.

I am aware that loose-leaf filing devices and punching devices are common and also so arranged and so constructed as to simplify the manufacture of devices of this character and to reduce the cost thereof, as well as to make the operation thereof practical for general ofice use, and efficient in construction as to make it thoroughly practical for general ofiice use.

My invention consists of certain details of construction hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my device;

Figure 2 shows a front elevation view of my device, the cover being released and laid back, and a part of the same being broken away; and

Figu my device, the carrier 'portion being shown. in it is used for removing sheets from the file.

Referring to the accompanying drawings the reference numeral 10 is used to indicate the lower cover of my film-hinged, as shown, to a U shaped back formed of the hinged sections 11*, 11 and 11, and the numeral 12 indicates the upper cover hinged, as shown to the said back.

The numeral 13 indicates a plate, preferably metal, secured to the section 11 and projecting upwardly therefrom are two, or more, parallel posts 1 1 and 15; also projecting upwardly from the said plate are two, or more, parallel and vertical, hollow posts 16 and 17, which extend nearly to the top of section 11 and are rigidly secured thereto.

The numeral 18 indicates a horizontal carrier plate provided with downwardly prore 3 shows a side elevation view of.

jectingguide rods 19 and 20 designed to telescope within, and adapted to move upwardly and downwardly in the posts 16 and 17 respectively. A leaf spring 21 engages the under surface of the said plate and limits its normal downward position approximately on a line with the upper extremity of the section 11*. The said carrier plate extends forwardly and overhangs the posts 14: and 15 andis orificed at 22 and 23 to receive the said posts. The orifices are beveled near their lower extremities so as to receive their respective posts when the carrier plate is forced downwardly on the spring 21 even if the said posts should be slightly out of register with the orifices, and the remaining part of the orifices is just of sufficient width to receive their respective posts, the said posts and orifices functioning-as punches. The carrier plate, as stated, overhangs the posts 14 and 15,

leaving enough space between for the insertion of a number of sheets to be perforated and filed. An evener plate 24, is secured to the section 11 of the back. The posts 1 1 and 15 are provided with orifices 25 to receive the shouldered ends 2? of the guide rods 19 and 20, which in diameter are equal to the diameter of the posts 14 and 15.

A look plate 29 provided with a spacing flange 32, and a laterally extending locking flange 31 is secured to the under surface of the upper cover and is secured by means of a pivot 33, the free end 3 1, being held by means of a spring catch 35, as clearly seen in Fig. 2. The lock plate is designed to engage the carrier plate to which it can be securely fastened as shown, thus locking the parts together with the sections 11 11 and 11, of the back forming a rigid U-shaped back, with all of the operating parts for punching and filing locked therein.

In practical operation, the sheets to be punched and filed are inserted under the carrier plate 18, and projected rearwardly until they engage a shoulder 30 provided on the under surface thereof, and are also moved laterally until they engage the evener plate 24. The carrier plate is then struck sharply forcing it downwardly against the compression of the spring 21, the orifices 22 and 23 registering with and engaging the punch posts 14 and 15 respectively, thus perforating the sheets and forcing them downward on the said posts, which by reason of being rigidly aflixed to the lower section 11 of the back now operate as filing posts. The spring 21 returns the carrier plate to its normal position and it is again ready to operate as a punch. When the papers have been perforated and are secured, as described, on the filing posts, the upper section 11 is then looked, as described, to the carrier plate, and my device is then an ordinary loose-leaf file.

If it is desired to remove one or more sheets from the file, it is unlocked and the carrier plate withdrawn from its mounting (the guide rods 19 and 20 withdrawn from the'hollow posts 16 and 17) and the shouldered ends thereof, 27, inserted in their re- 'ceiving orifices 25 in the posts 14 and 15,

thus constituting a continuation of the said posts, and'the sheets filed, or as many thereof as desired, may be transferred into the said guide posts and from there such as may be desired may be removed (by separating the guide rods from the said posts). It is obvious insertions of perforated sheets in the file can be accomplished by the same method.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A combination paper file and punch, comprising a base with upright posts therein, said posts adapted to operate as punches; a carrier plate secured to the file and mounted for upwardand downward movement and provided with orifices to receive the punch posts; an upper cover means to lock the upper cover of the file to the carrier plate, a back connecting the base and upper cover, substantially as shown and described.

2. A combination paper file andpunch comprising a base with upright filing posts thereon, said. posts adapted to operate as punches; a carrier plate secured to the file and mounted for upward and downward movement and provided with orifices to receive the punch posts, said orifices being beveled outwardly at their lower ends, substantially as shown and described.

3. A combination paper file and punch comprising a base with upright filing posts, adapted to also operate as punches, mounted thereon, and vertical orifices in the tops of said posts; a removable carrier plate secured to the file and provided with orifices to receive the punch posts; guide rods depending from said carrier plate said rods being shouldered at their lower ends so as to be adapted to fit within the vertical orifices in the upper portions of the punch posts, substantially as shown and described.

4;. A combination file and punch comprising a base having upright receiving pins therein, said plus being adapted to operate as punches; parallel vertical hollow posts at each end of the base, a spring controlled plate with apertures to receive the punches, said plate being provided with guide rods at each end adapted to slide in the hollow posts,

to mount it above the receiving pins, substantially as shown and described.

5. A combination file and punch compris ing a file with uprigl'it filing posts, provided with hollow upper ends, secured therein; a plate with apertures to receive said posts, mounted in spaced relation above the posts and normally retained in such position by a spring; posts provided with shoulders at their ends secured to said plate, said plate being designed for removal from its mounting and placing with its shouldered posts mating withthe hollow filing posts so that the plate posts form an extension for the filing posts, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

CHARLES Mensa.

Witnesses:

L. D. You, H. R. RAMSEY. 

